In Year 2 we have been doing a unit of work on poetry called ‘Really Looking’. We have read lots of poems about different insects and we had to think carefully about how poets use interesting words and phrases to ‘paint pictures in our heads’. We worked in small groups with a picture of a grasshopper and had to brainstorm words and phrases about the grasshopper. We then worked as a class to produce this poem about a grasshopper. We hope you enjoy it.

Grasshopper

With my frail, thin chicken bone legs I leap from leaf to leaf.
My big, brown, bright eyes shine like honeycomb or like smooth pebbles on the beach.
My tail is like a snake wiggling through the dark jungle.
Like a kangaroo I jump high into the fresh clean air.
My body is like wet green grass growing in a colourful field.
Like a vibrating toothbrush I rub my leg to my wing to make a buzzing sound.
By Year 2

During International Week 2014, Peterbrook pupils have been focussing on the World Cup. Many Literacy lessons this week have revolved around the tournament. Today, Year 5 pupils wrote letters to a footballer, Mr Shane Mooney, who wrote to the school asking children's opinions of the facilities and local area. This is what they had to say...

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Safer Internet Day is a global event which is being increasingly recognised every year. This year, Peterbrook enjoyed a day of celebrating all that is good about the internet as well as discussing possible dangers. This afternoon, Year 5 carried out role play scenarios involving the internet. Can you see how the internet/modern technology is used in our short scenarios?

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